KEGG   REACTION: R01815
Entry
R01815                      Reaction                               
Name
L-tyrosine,tetrahydrobiopterin:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-hydroxylating)
Definition
Tetrahydrobiopterin + L-Tyrosine + Oxygen <=> 3,4-Dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine + Dihydrobiopterin + H2O
Equation
Comment
two-step reaction (see R07212+R04734)
Reaction class
RC00023  C00268_C00272
RC00046  C00082_C00355
Enzyme
Pathway
rn00350  Tyrosine metabolism
rn01100  Metabolic pathways
Module
M00042  Catecholamine biosynthesis, tyrosine => dopamine => noradrenaline => adrenaline
Brite
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
 1. Oxidoreductase reactions
  1.14  Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen
   1.14.16  With reduced pteridine as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen into the other donor
    1.14.16.2
     R01815  Tetrahydrobiopterin + L-Tyrosine + Oxygen <=> 3,4-Dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine + Dihydrobiopterin + H2O
Orthology
K00501  tyrosine 3-monooxygenase [EC:1.14.16.2]

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